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Comparison

Google BigQuery vs Trino

On the evidence we track, Google BigQuery leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Google BigQuery full profile →Trino full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★Google BigQuery61
Trino51
Score
vioscaleAI score
Google BigQuery61 / 100low · 40%
Trino51 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Google BigQuery✓
Trino✓
Model
Google BigQuerycommercial
Trinoopen_source
Price level
Google BigQueryunknown
Trinofree
Transparent
Google BigQuery✗
Trino✓
Integrations
Count
Google BigQuery2
Trino10
Security
Scorecard
Google BigQuery–
Trino5.6
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Google BigQuery99.99
Trino–
Status page
Google BigQuery✓
Trino–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Google BigQuery–
Trino468
Github stars
Google BigQuery–
Trino13,330
Activity
Commits last 30d
Google BigQuery–
Trino100
Release
Cadence days
Google BigQuery–
Trino45
History
Google BigQuery–
Trino7 items
License
Spdx
Google BigQuery–
TrinoApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Google BigQuery–
TrinoJava
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Google BigQuery5 items
Trino6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data warehouse software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Deployment
Google BigQueryManaged cloud
TrinoSelf-hosted
Architecture
Architecture
Google BigQueryServerless
TrinoCoupled MPP
Compute model
Google BigQueryServerless
TrinoClusters
Query
SQL dialect
Google BigQueryVendor-specific
TrinoANSI SQL
Federation / lakehouse query-in-place
Google BigQuery✓
Trino✓
Interoperability
Table-format support
Google BigQuery-
Trino-
Scale
Concurrency scaling
Google BigQuery-
Trino-
Ingestion
Streaming ingest
Google BigQuery✓
Trino-
Data model
Semi-structured (JSON/VARIANT)
Google BigQueryFirst-class
Trino-
Analytics
ML / in-DB functions
Google BigQuery✓
Trino-
Sharing
Data sharing / marketplace
Google BigQuery✓
Trino-
Licensing
Licence class
Google BigQueryProprietary
TrinoPermissive OSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Google BigQuery

Leader

A cloud-based data platform that automates the complete data lifecycle from ingestion through AI analysis, enabling organizations to analyze data and derive AI-driven insights at scale.

Independently observed

Trino

Trino is an open-source SQL query engine designed for fast analytics on big data. It enables distributed querying across multiple data sources and integrates with numerous data processing, visualization, and analytics tools.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Google BigQuery

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10 GiB storage and 1 TiB monthly queries. New customers receive $300 in free credits.

  • Free tierFree
as of verify ↗

Trino

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Google BigQuery✓
Trino✓
macOS
Google BigQuery✗
Trino✓
Linux
Google BigQuery✗
Trino✓
CLI
Google BigQuery✗
Trino✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Google BigQuery✓
Trino✗
Self-hosted
Google BigQuery✗
Trino✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Google BigQuery

Leader
6 total
  • Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
  • Data Engineering Agent
  • Data Science Agent
  • Conversational Analytics Agent
  • Gemini
  • Dataflow
Independently observed

Trino

28 total
  • Grafana
  • Apache Airflow
  • Apache DolphinScheduler
  • Coginiti
  • Cube
  • DBeaver
  • dbt
  • DbVisualizer
  • Emacs
  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • Superset
  • R
  • Hadoop
  • S3
  • Cassandra
  • MySQL
  • Elasticsearch
  • Fugue
  • Logi Symphony
  • Mitzu
  • DolphinScheduler
  • Cognos Analytics
  • MicroStrategy
  • +4 more
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Google BigQuery or Trino: which one depends on you

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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.